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Schools in Garwood

Garwood’s public schools

Rice Consolidated Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garwood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▲ 6% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.9
TX 14.9
Schools in town
1
750 students on the public path
In brief

Garwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Garwood’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Garwood El places highest (better than 75%); Rice H S lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Garwood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Garwood ElRice Consolidated Independent School DistrictA−
6–8Rice JHin AltairC+
9–12Rice H Sin AltairC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rice Consolidated Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Rice Consolidated Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 1,306 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,589TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 51.1% · 708 students tested
Math38%
State average 40.9% · 682 students tested

Garwood vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Garwood’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garwood—Rice Consolidated Independent

Every school in Garwood

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Garwoodby address
Garwood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
120 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Garwoodin other towns
Rice JH
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Altair
C+
282 students16:1Rate it →
Rice H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Altair
C+
348 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Garwood’s schools

Are Garwood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Garwood. Rice Consolidated Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Garwood in?

Rice Consolidated Independent School District.

Where do Garwood kids go to high school?

Rice H S.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.